The Danish Food Bank is a nonprofit organisation fighting food waste and food poverty in Denmark.

On the one hand huge amounts of food are discarded on a daily basis in the food sector. This means a waste of resources and it causes a great strain on the environment. One the other hand some of the most disadvantaged people in our society are often denied the opportunity for a daily and nutritious meal, which is of vital importance to their health. The Danish Food Bank fights food waste while ensuring better food to socially disadvantaged people in Denmark.

The Danish Food Bank was founded as a voluntary association in January 2008. Thus the organisation is the first initiative amongst the Nordic countries to not only reduce food waste systematically and on a large scale, but also provide healthy food to socially disadvantaged people. The Danish Food Bank only receive food from the food sector and warehouses.